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All too often, the phrase "corporate free press" is something of an oxymoron. Whether to maximise sales, to attract advertisers, or simply to promote the interests of their wealthy owners, the mass media open strange, self-serving and grossly distorted windows onto the world.

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The Great African Scandal

Academic Robert Beckford visits Ghana to investigate the hidden costs of rice, chocolate and gold and why, 50 years after independence, a country so rich in natural resources is one of the poorest in the world. He discovers child labourers farming cocoa instead of attending school and asks if the activities of multinationals, the World Bank and International Monetary Fund have actually made the country’s problems worse.

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Robert Beckford is taking part in a month-long series of events in Birmingham leading up to the 10th anniversary of the G8 summit in the city.
Tens of thousands took part in a human chain protest around Birmingham – although most of the media seemed intent of getting a shot of Bill Clinton drinking a pint in a canalside pub.
More info here if you’re interested:http://www.jubileedebtcampaign.org.uk/media

Dave, The Void On Firesaid

Do you have any more specific links, Paul? Couldn’t find any info there on particular events.

I also think that trade injustice is just part of the injustice of capitalism, and that fighting against it an only be part of a broader class struggle. For that reason, I’m more excited about the strike on the 24th April than about what Jubilee are up to (much as I do respect their work).